Sweet Potato Brownies
These sweet potato brownies are fudgy, gooey, rich, chocolatey, and delicious! The recipe is vegan, gluten-free, low in calories, healthy-ish, and easy to make. Enjoy with a low-fat chocolate spread!
Servings 8 thick brownies
Equipment
- Food processor*
- Electric coffee/spice grinder*
Ingredients
- 2 medium (450 g) sweet potatoes cooked (see notes)
- 2 small (200 g) bananas (see notes)
- 2/3 cup (150 g) sugar of choice (see notes)
- 1 1/4 cup (130 g) oat flour gluten-free if needed (see notes)
- 1/2 cup (120 ml) plant-based milk
- 7-8 tbsp (50 g) cocoa powder I used Dutch-Process
- 5 tbsp (50 g) hemp seeds or ground almonds (see notes)
- 1 tbsp cinnamon (optional)
- 2 tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius) and line a pan with parchment paper. My pan measures 8.5" x 4" (21.5 cm x 10 cm) but the recipe makes a lot of batter, so you can use a larger pan (like 8x8).
- Process the sugar in an electric coffee/spice grinder or blender until it becomes a fine powder. Repeat this step with the hemp seeds (or use ground almonds instead).
- Process all ingredients in a food processor until you have a smooth batter.
- Pour the batter into the pan. Bake in the oven for about 40 minutes, or until a toothpick (inserted in the center) comes out almost clean (it can still be crumbly, but shouldn't be wet). Depending on the size/height of your pan, it might be ready some minutes earlier or later.
- Let cool for at least 20-30 minutes and cut into bars. Top these fudgy brownies with a vegan chocolate sauce. You can find the exact recipe here PS: The brownies are even better on day 2!
Notes
- Sweet Potatoes: I used 450 grams of cooked white Japanese sweet potatoes. White sweet potatoes work better than orange ones, as they are starchier. You can use orange sweet potatoes, however, you should increase the amount of oat flour (to 1 1/2 to 2 cups).
- Bananas: Applesauce might work as a substitute.
- Sugar: Use cane sugar, coconut sugar, or a keto sweetener like Erythritol (I used Xylitol).
- Oat flour: Process oats in an electric coffee/spice grinder or blender to make your own oat flour. One reader had success using almond flour instead of oat flour.
- Hemp seeds: You can use ground almonds or other ground nuts/seeds of choice instead of hemp seeds.
- The recipe makes at least 8 thick brownies as seen in the pictures (depends on the pan you use and how you cut them). Nutrition facts are for one thick brownie.
Nutrition Facts
Sweet Potato Brownies
Amount per Serving
Calories
236
% Daily Value*
Fat
4.4
g
7
%
Saturated Fat
0.9
g
5
%
Sodium
32.5
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
37.5
g
13
%
Fiber
7.7
g
31
%
Sugar
6.6
g
7
%
Protein
6.3
g
13
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.